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Sha-Ha-Ka. A Mandan Chief.

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  • PUBLISHER: Published by F. W. Greenough, Philadelphia.

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,

    DATE: 1837

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 19 7/8 x 13 3/4" (503 X 347 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From the folio edition of the "History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall. Drawn, printed, and colored at I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. .94 Walnut St.<br><br> In 1804 Sha-Ha-Ka (or "Big White') received Lewis and Clark upon their arrival to his village on the upper Missouri. The Mandan chief was to prove to be a worthy ally to the pair. On their return trip, Sha-Ha-Ka accompanied them back to Washington, where in December of 1806 he met President Thomas Jefferson.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 15 x 21 inch archival mylar for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some faint offsetting and minor fox mark. Soft printers crease in lower left.. Original hand coloring.

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